NHC AL031961 · Atlantic basin
Hurricane Carla (1961)
September 3, 1961 – September 18, 1961
Hurricane Carla peaked at Category 4 with 144 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 603 US cities, 69 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 4
- Cities within 75 mi
- 603
- At hurricane strength
- 69
- States
- 5
144 mph
when closest
Cities Carla passed near, strongest first
Texas (333)
- Port AransasCategory 4 · 51 mi
- Aransas PassCategory 4 · 53 mi
- InglesideCategory 4 · 57 mi
- Corpus ChristiCategory 4 · 72 mi
- RockportCategory 4 · 43 mi
- PortlandCategory 4 · 63 mi
- GregoryCategory 4 · 60 mi
- TaftCategory 4 · 62 mi
- BrazoriaCategory 4 · 68 mi
- SeadriftCategory 4 · 11 mi
- PalaciosCategory 3 · 26 mi
- OdemCategory 3 · 74 mi
- SweenyCategory 3 · 63 mi
- Bay CityCategory 3 · 48 mi
- SintonCategory 3 · 66 mi
- Port LavacaCategory 3 · overhead
- Van VleckCategory 3 · 54 mi
- West ColumbiaCategory 3 · 69 mi
- RefugioCategory 3 · 42 mi
- SkidmoreCategory 3 · 68 mi
- BolingCategory 2 · 59 mi
- InezCategory 2 · overhead
- EdnaCategory 2 · 11 mi
- GanadoCategory 2 · 21 mi
- BeevilleCategory 2 · 65 mi
- VictoriaCategory 2 · 12 mi
- NeedvilleCategory 2 · 69 mi
- GoliadCategory 2 · 38 mi
- El CampoCategory 2 · 39 mi
- WhartonCategory 2 · 52 mi
- BeasleyCategory 2 · 66 mi
- RosenbergCategory 2 · 75 mi
- East BernardCategory 2 · 60 mi
- KenedyCategory 1 · 59 mi
- WallisCategory 1 · 64 mi
- FulshearCategory 1 · 74 mi
- CueroCategory 1 · 18 mi
- YorktownCategory 1 · 34 mi
- Eagle LakeCategory 1 · 49 mi
- YoakumCategory 1 · 4 mi
- HallettsvilleCategory 1 · 13 mi
- Karnes CityCategory 1 · 57 mi
- BrookshireCategory 1 · 74 mi
- SealyCategory 1 · 64 mi
- ColumbusCategory 1 · 41 mi
- Falls CityCategory 1 · 64 mi
- ShinerCategory 1 · 1 mi
- NixonCategory 1 · 37 mi
- StockdaleCategory 1 · 49 mi
- FloresvilleCategory 1 · 64 mi
- WeimarCategory 1 · 29 mi
- ElmendorfCategory 1 · 73 mi
- GonzalesCategory 1 · 14 mi
- SchulenburgCategory 1 · 20 mi
- La VerniaCategory 1 · 55 mi
- AdkinsCategory 1 · 62 mi
- FlatoniaCategory 1 · 9 mi
- New UlmCategory 1 · 49 mi
- Saint HedwigCategory 1 · 58 mi
- BellvilleCategory 1 · 64 mi
and 273 more
Oklahoma (142)
- WarnerTropical storm · overhead
- MariettaTropical storm · overhead
- StonewallTropical storm · 1 mi
- EufaulaTropical storm · 1 mi
- StilwellTropical storm · 3 mi
- GoreTropical storm · 3 mi
- Park HillTropical storm · 3 mi
- ArdmoreTropical storm · 5 mi
- WestvilleTropical storm · 6 mi
- ChecotahTropical storm · 6 mi
- PorumTropical storm · 8 mi
- VianTropical storm · 8 mi
- SulphurTropical storm · 10 mi
- RoffTropical storm · 10 mi
- McalesterTropical storm · 12 mi
- AdaTropical storm · 14 mi
- TahlequahTropical storm · 14 mi
- WattsTropical storm · 14 mi
- Lone GroveTropical storm · 14 mi
- TishomingoTropical storm · 14 mi
- MuskogeeTropical storm · 15 mi
- Fort GibsonTropical storm · 15 mi
- CoalgateTropical storm · 15 mi
- DavisTropical storm · 15 mi
- StiglerTropical storm · 17 mi
- MadillTropical storm · 17 mi
- SallisawTropical storm · 18 mi
- HoldenvilleTropical storm · 19 mi
- WetumkaTropical storm · 21 mi
- HenryettaTropical storm · 21 mi
- WilsonTropical storm · 22 mi
- ColcordTropical storm · 22 mi
- KingstonTropical storm · 22 mi
- HulbertTropical storm · 22 mi
- TaftTropical storm · 23 mi
- KansasTropical storm · 23 mi
- WynnewoodTropical storm · 24 mi
- HartshorneTropical storm · 24 mi
- StratfordTropical storm · 25 mi
- KonawaTropical storm · 25 mi
- MorrisTropical storm · 26 mi
- HealdtonTropical storm · 26 mi
- KeotaTropical storm · 27 mi
- WewokaTropical storm · 27 mi
- MuldrowTropical storm · 27 mi
- PorterTropical storm · 28 mi
- WagonerTropical storm · 28 mi
- RolandTropical storm · 30 mi
- MeadTropical storm · 30 mi
- AtokaTropical storm · 30 mi
- HaskellTropical storm · 31 mi
- OkmulgeeTropical storm · 32 mi
- Pauls ValleyTropical storm · 32 mi
- Elmore CityTropical storm · 32 mi
- WilburtonTropical storm · 32 mi
- Locust GroveTropical storm · 33 mi
- OkemahTropical storm · 34 mi
- ColbertTropical storm · 35 mi
- CaddoTropical storm · 36 mi
- ArkomaTropical storm · 36 mi
and 82 more
Missouri (65)
- BransonTropical storm · 1 mi
- HollisterTropical storm · 2 mi
- Kimberling CityTropical storm · 6 mi
- Branson WestTropical storm · 8 mi
- Shell KnobTropical storm · 8 mi
- GalenaTropical storm · 15 mi
- SeligmanTropical storm · 16 mi
- CassvilleTropical storm · 21 mi
- WashburnTropical storm · 23 mi
- CraneTropical storm · 25 mi
- ExeterTropical storm · 26 mi
- PinevilleTropical storm · 29 mi
- AuroraTropical storm · 31 mi
- PurdyTropical storm · 31 mi
- BillingsTropical storm · 32 mi
- MarionvilleTropical storm · 33 mi
- NoelTropical storm · 34 mi
- VeronaTropical storm · 34 mi
- MonettTropical storm · 37 mi
- AndersonTropical storm · 39 mi
- Pierce CityTropical storm · 42 mi
- GoodmanTropical storm · 43 mi
- Mount VernonTropical storm · 44 mi
- GranbyTropical storm · 47 mi
- NeoshoTropical storm · 49 mi
- MillerTropical storm · 52 mi
- SarcoxieTropical storm · 53 mi
- SenecaTropical storm · 53 mi
- DiamondTropical storm · 54 mi
- CarthageTropical storm · 63 mi
- JoplinTropical storm · 64 mi
- GreenfieldTropical storm · 65 mi
- MansfieldTropical storm · 67 mi
- LockwoodTropical storm · 67 mi
- Webb CityTropical storm · 68 mi
- Carl JunctionTropical storm · 71 mi
- JasperTropical storm · 72 mi
- NorwoodTropical storm · 73 mi
- OronogoTropical storm · 74 mi
- NianguaTropical storm · 75 mi
- AvaTropical storm · overhead
- ForsythTropical storm · overhead
- KirbyvilleTropical storm · 5 mi
- SpartaTropical storm · 17 mi
- SeymourTropical storm · 18 mi
- HighlandvilleTropical storm · 19 mi
- FordlandTropical storm · 22 mi
- OzarkTropical storm · 22 mi
- RogersvilleTropical storm · 24 mi
- GainesvilleTropical storm · 25 mi
- NixaTropical storm · 26 mi
- CleverTropical storm · 28 mi
- MarshfieldTropical storm · 31 mi
- BattlefieldTropical storm · 34 mi
- StraffordTropical storm · 34 mi
- SpringfieldTropical storm · 34 mi
- RepublicTropical storm · 36 mi
- Fair GroveTropical storm · 42 mi
- WillardTropical storm · 47 mi
- Pleasant HopeTropical storm · 48 mi
and 5 more
Arkansas (61)
- Eureka SpringsTropical storm · 2 mi
- LincolnTropical storm · 2 mi
- SpringdaleTropical storm · 3 mi
- FarmingtonTropical storm · 3 mi
- FayettevilleTropical storm · 3 mi
- LowellTropical storm · 5 mi
- Prairie GroveTropical storm · 5 mi
- Holiday IslandTropical storm · 5 mi
- BerryvilleTropical storm · 7 mi
- HindsvilleTropical storm · 7 mi
- RogersTropical storm · 9 mi
- Cave SpringsTropical storm · 10 mi
- GarfieldTropical storm · 11 mi
- West ForkTropical storm · 12 mi
- Green ForestTropical storm · 13 mi
- OmahaTropical storm · 13 mi
- Siloam SpringsTropical storm · 13 mi
- BentonvilleTropical storm · 15 mi
- HuntsvilleTropical storm · 16 mi
- ElkinsTropical storm · 16 mi
- CentertonTropical storm · 17 mi
- GentryTropical storm · 17 mi
- Pea RidgeTropical storm · 18 mi
- WinslowTropical storm · 21 mi
- DecaturTropical storm · 21 mi
- Bella VistaTropical storm · 23 mi
- GravetteTropical storm · 25 mi
- HarrisonTropical storm · 27 mi
- RudyTropical storm · 28 mi
- MountainburgTropical storm · 28 mi
- Van BurenTropical storm · 33 mi
- AlmaTropical storm · 35 mi
- Fort SmithTropical storm · 37 mi
- MulberryTropical storm · 38 mi
- JasperTropical storm · 38 mi
- BarlingTropical storm · 41 mi
- OzarkTropical storm · 44 mi
- LavacaTropical storm · 44 mi
- HackettTropical storm · 48 mi
- GreenwoodTropical storm · 51 mi
- CharlestonTropical storm · 51 mi
- AltusTropical storm · 52 mi
- HartmanTropical storm · 57 mi
- ClarksvilleTropical storm · 58 mi
- MansfieldTropical storm · 59 mi
- MarshallTropical storm · 60 mi
- ParisTropical storm · 62 mi
- LamarTropical storm · 63 mi
- BoonevilleTropical storm · 65 mi
- MagazineTropical storm · 65 mi
- LondonTropical storm · 71 mi
- WaldronTropical storm · 71 mi
- DoverTropical storm · 72 mi
- HectorTropical storm · 73 mi
- Lead HillTropical storm · 21 mi
- YellvilleTropical storm · 39 mi
- FlippinTropical storm · 41 mi
- GassvilleTropical storm · 42 mi
- Mountain HomeTropical storm · 44 mi
- Calico RockTropical storm · 61 mi
and 1 more
Kansas (2)
- Baxter SpringsTropical storm · 69 mi
- GalenaTropical storm · 70 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.